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Revision as of 06:22, 13 November 2022

Kabori
কবরী
File:A scene in Sutorang (cropped).jpg
Kabori in Sutorang (1964)
Member of Parliament
In office
25 January 2009 – 20 November 2013
Preceded byMuhammad Gias Uddin
Succeeded byShamim Osman
ConstituencyNarayanganj-4
Personal details
Born
Mina Pal

(1950-07-19)19 July 1950
Boalkhali, Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died17 April 2021(2021-04-17) (aged 70)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Spouse(s)Chitta Chowdhury
Shafiuddin Sarwar
​
​
(m. 1978; div. 2008)​
Children5 sons
OccupationActress, politician and social worker
Awardsfull list

Sarah Begum Kabori (also Kabori Sarwar; born Mina Pal,[1] 19 July 1950 – 17 April 2021)[2][3] was a[4] Bangladeshi film actress and politician.[5] Her notable films include Sutorang, Sareng Bou, Abhirbhab, Shat Bhai Champa, Sujon Sokhi and Lalon Fokir.[3] She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Sareng Bou (1978) and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.[6][7]

Kabori got involved into politics later in her life. She became an elected member of parliament from the Narayanganj-4 constituency as an Awami League politician in 2008 and served until 2014.[8]

Early life

Kabori was born in Boalkhali, Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2] She studied until 8th grade.[8] Her father, Krisna Das Paul, was a Bhajan singer and her mother used to recite verses from religious books. Kabori was born in a cultural based family. Her siblings knew how to dance and sing. And her brother could play the tabla.[9]

Film career

Subhash Dutta and Kabori in the film set "Sutorang" (1964)

Kabori debuted in film industry at the age of 13. Her first film Sutorang, directed by Subhash Dutta, was released in 1964.[10] She earned the role through the music director Satya Saha.[9] Kabori starred with Razzak in more than 20 films together since Dutta's Abirbhab in 1968; the films include Nil Akasher Niche (1969), Deep Nebhe Nai (1970), and Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo (1970).[11]

Kabori acted in several films with Farooque in the 1970s, notably Sujon Sokhi and Sareng Bou.[3] She also starred with Bulbul Ahmed in Chashi Nazrul Islam's Devdas (1982).[3] She acted in the 1973 film Titash Ekti Nadir Naam by Ritwik Ghatak, an Indian filmmaker.[3] She also acted in an Urdu film Bahana by Zahir Raihan with co-actor Rahman.[3] She also worked with other actors including Alamgir, Sohel Rana, Uzzal, Wasim, Khan Ataur Rahman, Golam Mustafa, Anwar Hossain and A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman.[3]

In 2006, Kabori directed the film Ayna.[12]

Kabori authored a book titled "Sritituku Thaak".[3]

Political career

In 2008, Kabori was elected to the National Parliament in Bangladesh from Narayanganj-4 for 9th Bangladesh Parliament. During 1971 Liberation War, she participated by donating blood to help the freedom fighters.[5] She had fled to India during the war and worked on a film, "Joy Bangladesh", in Mumbai.[3]

Personal life

Kabori first married Chitta Chowdhury.[13] After the divorce from Chowdhury, she married Shafiuddin Sarwar in 1978. Sarwar is an uncle of politician Shamim Osman.[13] The couple was divorced in 2008.[13][14] She had five sons.[5]

Death and legacy

After testing positive for COVID-19, Kabori was first admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital and later, was shifted to the ICU in Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital where she died on 17 April 2021.[15][3] She had been working on a film titled Ei Tumi Shei Tumi since 2019. [16]

The 1969 Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo film was shot in Chuadanga. The crew stayed at a house called Setab Manzil. The road around the house started going by the name Kabori Road after Kabori which became official in February 2017.[17]


Filmography

Year Film Role Director Co-artists
1964 Sutorang Jorina Subhash Dutta Subhash Dutta
1965 Bahana Zahir Raihan Rahman, Garaj Babu [18]
1967 Heeraramon S. Akbar, Anwara, Siraj, Jeshiri, Sadiq Nabi [19]
Momir Elo Kazi Khaliq Razzak, Siraj, Anwar, Jalil, Chitra, Wahida [19]
Sat Bhai Champa Khan Ataur Rahman Azim, Raj, Attiya, K. A. Khan [19]
Bashori Radha Abdul Jabbar Khan Razzak
1968 Abirbhab Subhash Dutta Razzak [20]
Arun Borun Kiranmala Azim
Soeey Nadya Jage Pani Khan Ataur Rahman Syed Hasan Imam, Rosy Afsari, Jalil Afghani [21]
1969 Nil Akasher Niche Razzak
Moina Moti Qazi Zaheer [22]
1970 Deep Nebhe Nai Razzak
Binimoy Uzzal Debut film of Uzzal
Dorpo Churno
Jey Aguney Puri Amir Hussain [23]
Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo Narayan Ghosh Mita [23]
Nayika U. Chowdhury [23]
Sontan E. R. Khan [23]
Aka Baka Razzak
Kanch Kata Heera Razzak
1971 Jai Bangladesh I. S. Johar Hindi
Jolchhobi Farooque Debut film of Farooque
1972 Apon Por Khan Ataur Rahman Zafar Iqbal
1973 Lalon Fokir
Titash Ekti Nadir Naam Ritwik Ghatak Bengali (India-Bangladesh)
Rangbaz Razzak
Amar Jonmobhumi Alamgir Debut film of Alamgir[2]
1974 Sadharon Meye Zafar Iqbal
Masud Rana Sohel Rana Debut film of Sohel Rana
1975 Sujon Sokhi Sokhi Khan Ataur Rahman Farooq 1977 Motimohol
Love in Simla Alamgir Hindi
1978 Sareng Bou Abdullah al Mamun Farooque
1982 Devdas Chashi Nazrul Islam Bulbul Ahmed, Anwara Begum
1988 Dui Jibon Abdullah al Mamun Bulbul Ahmed, Diti, Afzal Hossain, Nipa Monalisa

Awards

Year Award Category Film Ref
1973 Bachsas Awards Best Actress Lalon Fokir
1975 Bachsas Awards Best Actress Sujon Sokhi
1978 Bangladesh National Film Awards Best Actress Sareng Bou
Bachsas Awards Best Actress Sareng Bou
1988 Bachsas Awards Best Actress Dui Jibon
2008 Bachsas Awards Honorary Award [2]
2009 Bachsas Awards Lifetime Achievement [24]
2013 National Film Awards Lifetime Achievement [25]
2019 Nayakraj Razzak Award [11]

References

  1. ^ Afsar Ahmed (6 May 2005). "Tit Bits – The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d মিষ্টি মেয়ের ৫০ বছর. BD Times 71 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Silver screen legend Kabori no more". The Daily Star. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Actress Kabori dies of Covid-19". The Business Standard. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Political career spells divorce for Bangladeshi actress". asiaone news. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  6. ^ "জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)" [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Film Mrittika Maya wins national award 2013". The Daily Star. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Constituency 207". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Muniments of my life". 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  10. ^ অভিনেত্রী কবরীর ৫০ বছর (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 4 June 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Kabori honoured with Nayakraj Razzak Award". The Daily Star. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Heroine searching for heroine". Prothom Alo. 27 February 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "Actress Kabori divorced". The Daily Star. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Entry into politics sours Kabari's marriage". Gulf News. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Veteran actress Kabori passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  16. ^ ""I feel very proud to have been born in Bangladesh" - Kabori". The Daily Star. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Revisiting 'Kabori Road'". The Daily Star. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazdar1997p254 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ a b c Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  20. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  21. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  22. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 266. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  23. ^ a b c d Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  24. ^ বাচসাস চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার পেলেন রাজ্জাক-কবরী জুটি. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 27 December 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  25. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার-২০১৩ ঘোষণা. Dhaka Times (in Bengali). 10 March 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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